The newly appointed Tribal welfare Minister Bijay Ranjan Singh Bariha is under deep trouble following the allegation of giving shelter to the accused persons involved in the gang rape that occurred two weeks ago in block office of Paikmal in Bargarh district. Local alleged that police are slowing favour to the accused persons and do not want to arrest them because of the official pressure of the minister. They said that the accused persons including the block chairman who belongs to BJD are known to be closed aide of the minister.
“Every one knows the relation of the minister with the accused persons. He even visited the house of the prime accused Mahesh Agrawal during his first visit to Paikmal as minister. Because of his official pressure police have not arrested the accused. So we demand the immediate arrest of the accused persons. We have also moved to the Chief Minister for the suspension of the accused persons from the party as they all belong to BJD”, the president of the western Orissa Dalit Adhikar Manch Lal Mohan Kandher alleged.
Sources said, Dalit Manch organized a big rally in Paikmal on Saturday in protest against the alleged role of the minister in the rape case. The Manch demanded the arrest of the accused persons immediately by providing social and moral protection to the victim lady who belongs to SC community. The Manch has also decided to intensify their agitation if police do not take any step to arrest the accused with in 7 days. “We have decided to intensify our agitation if police failed to arrest the accused persons with in one week time”, the convener of the Dalit Manch Saroj Suna told.
Police sources said, a 24 years unmarried Dalit girl of Bhukhamunda under Paikmal police station of the Bargarh district had been to Paikmal block office on Monday (11th May) and met the chairman Mahesh Agrawal to enquire about the Anganwadi post for which she was applied earlier.she was assured by accused Agrawal to abserb her in the post of Anganwadi. when she approached, She was allegedly sent with one Gunanidhi who took her to a go-down. She was raped there by him and two other persons namely Sajan Agrawal and Pintu Pradhan. They also threatened her to do away with her life if she disclosed the fact.
Police registered case against the accused persons including the block chairman Mahesh Agrawal but did not take any step to arrest the accused immediately. The accused persons later have absconded fearing police arrest. How ever police denied any pressure in the case. “A case has already been registered against the accused person u/s 376 (rape) IPC. We failed to arrest the accused as they were all absconded immediately after the incident. We are trying to locate them and we will arrest them soon”, the Padmapur SDPO Jyoti Ranjan Mohapatra told.
On the other hand the minister Mr. Bariha denied his any hand in the incident. “I have nothing to do with their arrest. I had visited every one’s house during my first visit to my constituency. I have also visited the house of the victim to console her but a conspiracy has been cropped up to tarnish my reputation”, Mr. Bariha told.
“Every one knows the relation of the minister with the accused persons. He even visited the house of the prime accused Mahesh Agrawal during his first visit to Paikmal as minister. Because of his official pressure police have not arrested the accused. So we demand the immediate arrest of the accused persons. We have also moved to the Chief Minister for the suspension of the accused persons from the party as they all belong to BJD”, the president of the western Orissa Dalit Adhikar Manch Lal Mohan Kandher alleged.
Sources said, Dalit Manch organized a big rally in Paikmal on Saturday in protest against the alleged role of the minister in the rape case. The Manch demanded the arrest of the accused persons immediately by providing social and moral protection to the victim lady who belongs to SC community. The Manch has also decided to intensify their agitation if police do not take any step to arrest the accused with in 7 days. “We have decided to intensify our agitation if police failed to arrest the accused persons with in one week time”, the convener of the Dalit Manch Saroj Suna told.
Police sources said, a 24 years unmarried Dalit girl of Bhukhamunda under Paikmal police station of the Bargarh district had been to Paikmal block office on Monday (11th May) and met the chairman Mahesh Agrawal to enquire about the Anganwadi post for which she was applied earlier.she was assured by accused Agrawal to abserb her in the post of Anganwadi. when she approached, She was allegedly sent with one Gunanidhi who took her to a go-down. She was raped there by him and two other persons namely Sajan Agrawal and Pintu Pradhan. They also threatened her to do away with her life if she disclosed the fact.
Police registered case against the accused persons including the block chairman Mahesh Agrawal but did not take any step to arrest the accused immediately. The accused persons later have absconded fearing police arrest. How ever police denied any pressure in the case. “A case has already been registered against the accused person u/s 376 (rape) IPC. We failed to arrest the accused as they were all absconded immediately after the incident. We are trying to locate them and we will arrest them soon”, the Padmapur SDPO Jyoti Ranjan Mohapatra told.
On the other hand the minister Mr. Bariha denied his any hand in the incident. “I have nothing to do with their arrest. I had visited every one’s house during my first visit to my constituency. I have also visited the house of the victim to console her but a conspiracy has been cropped up to tarnish my reputation”, Mr. Bariha told.
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the government has directed the Crime branch police to invetigate the case and Chief minister Naveen Patnaik has finally suspended prime accused Mahesh Agrawal from the BJD primery membership. this step was taken in order to restore his clean image in public.
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